‖ trembleuse, a. or n. attrib.
(trɑ̃blœz)
[F., fem. of trembleur trembler; cf. Littré, ‘Trembleuse, tasse retenue dans sa soucoupe par une sorte de galerie’.]
In trembleuse cup, a cup having a saucer with a ‘well’, into which it fits so as to be kept from falling off. Also as n. absol.
| 1869 C. Schreiber Jrnl. 17 June (1911) I. 13 A pair of Trembleuses and Stands, ruby glass, with white Smalto inside..{pstlg}7. 1883 Daily News 26 June 3/1 Sale of..china..a gros bleu trembleuse cup and saucer, exotic birds, 95l. 1893 Auction Catal. Porcelain Cassiobury Park 5 Old Sèvres Porcelain. 20. A Trembleuse Cup, Cover and Saucer. 1894 Times 16 June 7/6 A trembleuse cup and saucer, with landscape and trophies in medallions on white and gold ground. |